Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
No injuries have been reported after a Canadian Pacific train derailed near Guernsey, Sask. The train was carrying crude oil and the crash sent plumes of smoke into the air, but an initial assessment indicated there’s no threat to local waterways. The Transportation Safety Board has deployed a team of investigators to the crash site.
This video shows the fire that began after a train went off the tracks near Lanigan, Sask., early Monday morning.
The derailment happened between Guernsey and Plunkett: https://t.co/dpufWTxu1O #sask pic.twitter.com/CUYlUCeIFi— CBC Saskatoon (@CBCSaskatoon) December 9, 2019
Peter Frates lost his battle with ALS. His family revealed the unfortunate news in a press release, calling his fight with the debilitating disease “a heroic battle.” Frates was the man behind the viral Ice Bucket challenge, which raised millions of dollars to find a cure for ALS. He was 34-years-old.
Pete Frates, the Beverly man whose battle with ALS sparked the Ice Bucket Challenge, has died at the age of 34, according to a release from the Frates family. Rest in peace, Pete ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YonR18WGPY
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) December 9, 2019
Fires continue to burn across Australia and it’s caused air quality to get to beyond hazardous levels in Sydney. The Air Quality Index showed many parts of Sydney as 11 times more than what’s deemed the hazardous level of 200. Pictures of the smoky skies were all over social media and tell the tale more than any words possibly could.
Missing: Manly and Shelly Beach. Here's a picture of what they used to look like compared with today @9NewsAUS #sydneysmoke #NSWfires pic.twitter.com/CMcJbuPX3s
— Albert Portsmouth (@aportsmouth) December 10, 2019
See the Sydney smoke haze go from bad to worse today, making it virtually impossible to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge. #SydneySmoke pic.twitter.com/Rzh0iV6C9i
— Nine.com.au (@Ninecomau) December 10, 2019
Seattle’s NHL hockey team will unveil their identity in two months. Hockey fans have been waiting patiently, and of course guessing, about what the league’s 32nd team would be called. In February, the wait will be over and the team will announce both its name and its logo. The team will begin play in the fall of 2021.
Seattle will be called the Seattle ___________. https://t.co/vk1JCfrevC
— NHL (@NHL) December 10, 2019
Six people have been killed after a shooting in the Czech Republic. It took place at a hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava. According to the AFP news agency, gun rampages are very rare in the Czech Republic and officials are struggling to find the young man’s motive.
#UPDATE A gunman opened fire in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of #Ostrava on Tuesday, killing four men and two women in what the country's prime minister called an "immense tragedy" https://t.co/uaMQh8YmlO pic.twitter.com/FYsiB9oVW9
— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 10, 2019
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Bobby Flay (55), Joe Burrow (23), Tacko Fall (24)
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